Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-02
THE FIRST STREET CAR.
It Makes the Trip From South Butte to
The observation-disclosures Neglect OF en-
Invitatlon-A Business Mans Views of
The Rem fit of a Street Railroad.

Inv - - SeASSC . Oous
Though the Butte Street Railroad Com.
1 pany nad rendered O cOruiaI Inv1oat1on To
the City Council. thel ounty Commissioners,
the court officers, the representatives
of the press, and the attorneys
who aided them to secure their fran
chise, to take q trip over the line yesterday
afternoon, there was an astonishing lack
interest manifested. The members OF the
Council and the County Commissioners were
conspicuous by their absence. Il might
nave been reasonably expected, that some
OF those gentlemen would have made =.
point OF attending the inauguration OF an
enterprise of such unquestionable impor.
tance to the city, even if it was ircon-
venient for them to do so. The natural
Inference is that they look with disfayor
upon every improvement over the historic
pack train and bull team, and with
supreme indifference on every advance that
tends to keep this city up with the times.
among those who accepted the invi.
tatlon OF the company were Messrs,
W. A. Clark, w. Pinkham. !.
NJ. Foster, and several other business
men, besides two representatives OF. THE
MINER. The start was made from the Post
Oiice at about 2:3O p M, and the trip to
South Butte was made in ten minrtes
The track was found to be of h,a
and the cars. OF the latest.
su~per.spring patterns. we're voted the most
.uxurlons vehicles that couli he desired. |
lhere was a total absence OF that rat,]inp
banging, and jolting, tnat has come To hr
considered the inevita bic accompaniment |
OF rae over a metropolitan street rail- |
road. 1t was observed that the companv
nad vastly improved the route followed by |
tne track, by grading and filing upai!ho,es.
so as to make it good wheeling for a., kinds |
OF wheeled vehicles. The party made i:
Sn stay at the office OF Bennett Bros, in
South Butte, and Mr.. Willard B.nnett
VINO had charge Of the excursion, performed
enc Offices OF high priest Of the drink offer.
'nss IL a most acceptable manner.
A BUSINESS MANS OPINION.
on the return trip, which was made with,
j"h expedition. tb+ csnversat ton Of the n.s-
'e', !;era naturally turned on the proba h,e
advantages That q d accrue to Butte
rom the establishment Of street car
'eisice' One buslners man was heard to
Express himself as follows: .Bntf few neo- :
10 can Degln to estimate the value of the !
.leeC rallroad to this city. Judging by the '
esult IN all other cities, there will be an I
n'iiIous advance IN the value of real es- s
ate contiguous to the line. In New York r
Or instance. much OF the property served +
y 5he elevated roads, advanced over 40O +
er cent. Without the street railroad - +
doing business in Butte w%ouldn't e
pink OF building his dwelling at apv cre.t
lstance from the business center. unless he
ou!d afford to keep a horse and CARRIAGE
ow ne can buy cheap residence propertv q
ell out on the line. and still be able tn =
Zach his place OF business in a few minItec m
a nominal cost. The effect of the straet b.
'iIroad will be to largely W
1NcREAsE THE u1A7 "
the taxable wealth OF this city, Peo- 81
9 wh" do not see these things now. will 70
on feel as though they would just as soon vi
without the other c%onveniepces Of mod. &c
n civilization as the street railroads. in
Inns gentleman expressed the sentiments tn
by every man who can see he. w,
nd his Iose. When the street cars make mr.
'quent trips to Walkerville, CenterviIIe tb
ID Meaderville, those suburbs will he for NJ
slness purposes. a portion og Butte. The in
ad will be in full operation between tho
y and South Butte within a few DAYS
d the extension to Meaderville will be F.,
as rapidly as possible. If the ST.
ather remains open long enough. Center. Nv
'e will also have street car service before "
ow